Young Gee & 性感的拖鞋 & KCTriple threat local hip-hop with 3x the charm and 3x the chill.

YUGO 羽果Veteran Shanghai indie: Alt-pop that paints poetic paeans to modern Chinese life.

ZuriaakeBlack Metal Chinese opera, played out in glorious cinematic widescreen.

Music is Just the Beginning
As ‘Grass fans know too well, there’s plenty of action beyond the stages.

We have outsider art and freewheeling installations, as well as the gourmet food paradise that is Duck Bites Goose (expect some old friends there!). There’ll also be craft cocktails from the dark side, objects of wonder and delight, sports, games, bad puns, Frisbee, ice cream and a few other surprises we’ve thrown in.

Or in-person at Uptown Records n Beer (永福路131号), Mao Livehouse (重庆南路308号3楼) or the Split Works office (复兴西路100号2A).Premium?
This year, we’re offering an 88 RMB/day ‘upgrade’ to a premium ticket that gets you (in addition to bragging rights):

NTS’ involvement is thanks to the generous support of Arts Council England.

UK artist participation is partly thanks to the generous support of the British Council

About Concrete & Grass:
Concrete & Grass is China’s grooviest music festival. It happens in September each year when the weather is warm and frequently perfect. It’s Shanghai’s own #APlaceLessOrdinary – chock-full of great bands, weird art, strange creatures and fun distractions. Our venue, the wonderful Shanghai Rugby Football Club, is a lovingly intimate space with lush fields of real grass. We started in 2015 as Echo Park, with Gerard Way, Young Fathers, Swim Deep, Nova Heart and Sound Toy on the bill. 2016 saw Edison Chen, Sekai No Owari, A$Ap Ferg, The Cribs and Yunggie Ma. 2017’s looking pretty ace.

About Split Works:
Split Works has been rocking in the free (ish) world since 2006. Working with inspirational artists from across the globe, the good people at Split Works HQ have been a key contributor to the continued rise of China’s music scene. Split Works has launched five music festivals and promoted over 400 tours to 30 Chinese cities, always striving to stay true to a familiar refrain: the music has to be special, every single time. From Godspeed You! Black Emperor to Sonic Youth, from Thee Oh Sees to Mac Demarco and Cloud Nothings, from Black Rabbit to JUE and Wooozy to Concrete & Grass. We love music, we love China and we love you.

About Mai Live:
MaiLive is a live music brand under the Damai Entertainment banner. They organize live performances for some of the biggest Chinese and foreign artists out there: handling production, distribution, and curation for a wide range of cultural events. In 2017 alone, MaiLive has put together shows for artists like Huimei Zhang, Pu Shu, Zhiqian Xue, Bichang Zhou and others.For More Information:
Krish Raghav
Split United Marketing Manager
+86 137 1633 8479
kr@spli-t.com